Rilly-la-Montagne station

Vilmart & Cie is a Grower Champagne founded in 1890 in the Montagne de Reims region. Its Premier cru sites are in Rilly-la-Montagne and Villers-Allerand. On 11 hectares of vineyards the house produces 8,500 cases annually. The vineyards are planted with 60% chardonnay, 36% pinot noir, and 4% pinot meunier.

Rilly-la-Montagne (French pronunciation: [ʁiji la mɔ̃taɲ]) is one of the Communes of the Marne department in north-eastern France. The railway tunnel in the area was used as a World War II V-1 flying bomb storage depot. Rilly-la-Montagne station has rail connections to Reims and Épernay.

Villers-Allerand (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ alʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Cattier (or Champagne Cattier) is a family-owned Champagne house located in Chigny-les-Roses, a Premier Cru village of the Montagne de Reims, part of Champagne, France. The Cattier family has owned vineyards since 1625, and has been running the House for over 13 generations.

Cernay-lès-Reims (French pronunciation: [sɛʁnɛ lɛ ʁɛ̃s], literally Cernay near Reims) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Cernay-lès-Reims, along with the neighboring commune of Berru, is notable in the literature of paleontology as the site of a geologic formation (part of the Paris Basin) that has yielded a significant number of Paleocene-strata fossils.

Chigny-les-Roses (French pronunciation: [ʃiɲi le ʁoz]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Montbré (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃bʁe]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. The area of the commune of Montbré is 3.08 km2, and its elevation range lies between 103 and 165 m.

The Battle of Reims or Battle of Durocortorum was fought in 356 between the Western Roman army led by Western Roman Emperor Julian and the Alemanni. The Alemanni were victorious. And after staying there [ Troyes (Augustobona Tricassium)] a short time, out of consideration for this tired soldiers, he felt that he ought not to delay, and made for the city of Rheims (Durocortōrum). There he had ordered the whole army to assemble with provisions for a month and to await his coming; the place was commanded by Ursicinus' successor Marcellus, and Ursicinus himself was directed to serve in the same region until the end of the campaign. Accordingly, after the expression of many various opinions, it was agreed to attack the Alamannic horde by way of the Ten Cantons [ Dieuze] with closed ranks; and the soldiers went on in that direction with unusual alacrity. And because the day was misty and overcast, so then even objects close at hand could not be seen, the enemy, aided by their acquaintance with the country, went around by way of a crossroad and made an attack on the two legions bringing up the rear of the Caesar's army. And they would nearly have annihilated them, had not the shouts that they suddenly raised brought up the reinforcements of our allies. Then and thereafter, thinking that he could cross neither roads nor rivers without ambuscades, Julian was wary and hesitant, Following this Julian went on to fight and win the Battle of Brumath (Brocomagus).

Champfleury is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Ludes (French pronunciation: [lyd]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France. Population (2017): 640.

Trois-Puits (French pronunciation: [tʁwɑ pɥi]) is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France.

Canard-Duchêne is a Champagne house founded in 1868 and currently part of the Thiénot group, owner of its own label Champagne Thiénot, plus Joseph Perrier and Marie Stuart. The House was founded by Victor Canard and Léonie Duchêne, who gave their names to the champagne house.